Benedictine nuns are pictured in 1900 before the completion of St. Anthony's Hospital in Bemidji, Minn. The image appeared in a 2011 documentary titled "Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America," ...

Religious belief is one of the oldest and most complex aspects of human culture, shaping civilizations, laws, and personal identities. But for those who stand outside the realm of faith, certain ...

George Theoharis, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University. He is the author of “The School Leaders Our Children Deserve.” As students and teachers head back to school, ...

I have always been fascinated, like a host of intellectuals, philosophers and theologians, by the place of religions in the human search for meaning. Even more than this, I have been intrigued by the ...

Public support for religious freedom is increasing, yet Native American religious rights cases face frequent denial in federal courts. Experts suggest the reluctance to protect Native religions stems ...

This Pew Research Center report examines religious switching in the United States, including the reasons people give for staying in or leaving their childhood religion. It also looks at social and ...

The federal government’s exemption for quoting religious texts in its proposed hate speech law has attracted criticism — it risks creating confusion, overreach and the unedifying prospect of secular ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union and its partners argued today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of three Muslim Americans who are challenging their ...

Answer: In an earlier column, I attempted to explain the origin and basic tenets of what is referred to as fundamentalism. From your letter and others, I believe the main concern of readers is with ...

Can a religious group legally fire a non-minister employee (like a secretary or janitor) for violating the group's beliefs about sex or marriage? As I've explained, this is an urgent question likely ...

Over the last decade and a half, Pew Research Center has conducted religion-focused surveys all around the world. One question we have asked in each of these surveys is “How important is religion in ...

CHARLESTON — Can a judge in one part of West Virginia create a class action lawsuit for parents with religious vaccine exemptions when there are other individual cases pending in other circuit courts ...